Webinar: Putting Climate Justice on the Bargaining Table
How can unions bargain for climate justice? What role can labour play in realizing a Green New Deal? On Tuesday, September 10th at 8pm ET, we’ll be exploring these critical questions and more with labour leaders and experts Nato Green, Tiffany Balducci, and David Camfield.
What: Putting Climate Justice on the Bargaining Table: Labour and the Green New Deal Webinar
When: Tuesday, September 10th 5-6 pm PT / 8-9 pm ET
Unions can do so much for climate justice. They could enshrine commitments to reducing carbon emissions in their collective agreements, removing them from the sphere of government interference. They could use their collective economic power to win far-reaching improvements to society.
In fact, that’s already happening in many parts of the United States: the LA teachers’ strike won everything from greater funding and smaller classroom sizes to more green spaces for their communities. SEIU local 1021 demanded that the City of San Francisco divest its pension fund from fossil fuels and halt construction of a new coal shipping terminal. Baton Rouge teachers and service workers planned a walkout that shut down a planned $6 million public handout for ExxonMobil.
Want to know how we can make that happen together, in the United States and in Canada? Sign up here to join the webinar: Putting Climate Justice on the Bargaining Table. Everyone who RSVPs will get access to the webinar recording, even if you can’t make it in person.
In solidarity,
James Hutt
Senior Manager of Programming, The Leap
